News for Apr. 04, 2006

DVD Tuesday: 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'

4/04/06, 4:20 pm EST - Xoanon

The beloved C.S. Lewis adventure fantasy, about a quartet of English children who pass through the wardrobe of a an English manor during World War II and emerge in a land of magic and danger, comes to the big screen in the hit film from Disney. Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell play the brothers and sisters whose appearance holds the key in the war between the forces of dark, led by the icy White Witch (Tilda Swinton) and the armies of light, led by the lion Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson). James McAvoy plays the gentle Mr. Tumnus, the Faun, and Jim Broadbent is the kindly Professor Kirke, and Ray Winstone, Dawn French and Rupert Everett contribute voices to the magical creatures in Narnia. Andrew Adamson directs. Also available in Full Screen edition and 2-Disc Special Edition (see Special Editions and Box Sets). Details: Color, 135 mins, Disney, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Kid and director commentary by stars Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell with director Andrew Adamson; Filmmaker commentary by director Andrew Adamson, production designer Roger Ford and producer Mark Johnson; Bloopers of Narnia; Discover Narnia Fun Facts. Audio: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French and Spanish. Commentary by filmmakers and Commentary by Kids & director Andrew Adamson. Optional Spanish and French subtitles. [More]